Weather Records on 21 December 1910
29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1910. Highest significance: Grahamstown, ZA.
Key Facts for 21 December 1910
- On 21 December 1910, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 3 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 29 daily.
- Grahamstown set a daily record precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 21 December 1910.
- Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.
Record Map
29 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grahamstown | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 64.5 mm (2.5 in) | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| Seymour (Mag) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 77.5 mm (3.1 in) | 30 of 100 (Routine) |
| Peddie (Mag) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 49.8 mm (2.0 in) | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fort Beaufort | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 46.7 mm (1.8 in) | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| Oxford | United Kingdom | Record daily precipitation | 20.4 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Oudtshoorn | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 18.5 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Melbourne Regional Office | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 6.2 C (43.2 F) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Alicedale | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 31.8 mm (1.3 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| St John's | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 11.1 C (52.0 F) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| World Trade Ctr | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -4.4 C (24.1 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wagga Wagga (Kooringal) | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 6.7 C (44.1 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Trenton 2 | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -2.8 C (27.0 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Walgett Council Depot | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 12.2 C (54.0 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Castlemaine | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 2.5 mm (0.10 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fraserburg | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 0.5 mm (0.02 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bourke Post Office | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 13.6 C (56.5 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Forbes (Camp Street) | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 9.7 C (49.5 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lindsay | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -12.8 C (9.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Somerset East | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 37.8 mm (1.5 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Perth Regional Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 0.8 mm (0.03 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Darwin Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 47.2 mm (1.9 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Glenthompson (Brie Brie) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| St John's | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 3.9 C (39.0 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Maldon (Derby Hill) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lindsay | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -22.2 C (-8.0 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Graaff Reinet | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Concord | United States | Record daily snowfall | 17.8 cm (7.0 in) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Oran-Hopital Militaire | Algeria | Record high maximum temperature | 19.0 C (66.2 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Inverell Comparison | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 7.2 C (45.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
29 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 2 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 3 |
| Highest daily minimum | 1 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 7 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 15 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 1 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 29 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
25 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10 | 20 |
| 10 to 20 | 2 |
| 20 to 30 | 1 |
| 30 to 40 | 1 |
| 40 to 50 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
21 December 1910| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 December 1910 | Grahamstown, ZA | daily rain | 64.5 mm (2.5 in) | 43.4 mm (1.7 in) | 18 years | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| 21 December 1910 | Seymour (Mag), ZA | daily rain | 77.5 mm (3.1 in) | 33.6 mm (1.3 in) | 1 year | 30 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1910 | Peddie (Mag), ZA | daily rain | 49.8 mm (2.0 in) | 21.9 mm (0.9 in) | 27 years | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1910 | Fort Beaufort, ZA | daily rain | 46.7 mm (1.8 in) | 14.9 mm (0.6 in) | 27 years | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1910 | Oxford, GB | daily rain | 20.4 mm (0.8 in) | 9.0 mm (0.35 in) | 29 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1910 | Oudtshoorn, ZA | daily rain | 18.5 mm (0.7 in) | 13.9 mm (0.5 in) | 4 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1910 | Melbourne Regional Office, AU | daily low min | 6.2 C (43.2 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 39 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1910 | Alicedale, ZA | daily rain | 31.8 mm (1.3 in) | 7.7 mm (0.30 in) | 27 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1910 | St John's, CA | daily high max | 11.1 C (52.0 F) | 4.4 C (7.9 F) | 20 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1910 | World Trade Ctr, US | daily low max | -4.4 C (24.1 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 33 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1910 | Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU | daily low min | 6.7 C (44.1 F) | 1.5 C (2.7 F) | 27 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1910 | Trenton 2, US | daily low max | -2.8 C (27.0 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 33 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1910 | Walgett Council Depot, AU | daily low min | 12.2 C (54.0 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 17 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1910 | Castlemaine, AU | daily rain | 2.5 mm (0.10 in) | 1.5 mm (0.06 in) | 30 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1910 | Fraserburg, ZA | daily rain | 0.5 mm (0.02 in) | 0.5 mm (0.02 in) | 31 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1910 | Bourke Post Office, AU | daily low min | 13.6 C (56.5 F) | 1.4 C (2.5 F) | 19 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1910 | Forbes (Camp Street), AU | daily low min | 9.7 C (49.5 F) | 0.9 C (1.6 F) | 25 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1910 | Lindsay, CA | daily low max | -12.8 C (9.0 F) | 3.9 C (7.0 F) | 8 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1910 | Somerset East, ZA | daily rain | 37.8 mm (1.5 in) | 1.0 mm (0.04 in) | 27 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1910 | Perth Regional Office, AU | daily rain | 0.8 mm (0.03 in) | 0.3 mm (0.01 in) | 17 years | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.
The Same Date in Other Years
1793 to 1910Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1793 | 1 |
| 1794 | 1 |
| 1799 | 1 |
| 1801 | 2 |
| 1808 | 3 |
| 1825 | 1 |
| 1828 | 1 |
| 1839 | 1 |
| 1846 | 1 |
| 1850 | 1 |
| 1855 | 7 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1868 | 1 |
| 1870 | 1 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1874 | 2 |
| 1875 | 3 |
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1886 | 3 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1893 | 4 |
| 1894 | 1 |
| 1895 | 5 |
| 1896 | 3 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1901 | 15 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 25 |
| 1904 | 3 |
| 1905 | 15 |
| 1906 | 15 |
| 1907 | 17 |
| 1908 | 19 |
| 1909 | 20 |
| 1910 | 29 |
| 1911 | 36 |
| 1912 | 23 |
| 1913 | 11 |
| 1914 | 107 |
| 1915 | 43 |
| 1916 | 40 |
| 1917 | 18 |
| 1918 | 41 |
| 1919 | 57 |
| 1920 | 30 |
| 1921 | 104 |
| 1922 | 34 |
| 1923 | 323 |
| 1924 | 377 |
| 1925 | 120 |
| 1926 | 178 |
| 1927 | 147 |
| 1928 | 70 |
| 1929 | 156 |
| 1930 | 66 |
| 1931 | 556 |
| 1932 | 150 |
| 1933 | 581 |
| 1934 | 230 |
| 1935 | 398 |
| 1936 | 323 |
| 1937 | 189 |
| 1938 | 145 |
| 1939 | 140 |
| 1940 | 622 |
| 1941 | 651 |
| 1942 | 968 |
| 1943 | 148 |
| 1944 | 762 |
| 1945 | 396 |
| 1946 | 495 |
| 1947 | 700 |
| 1948 | 297 |
| 1949 | 1,281 |
| 1950 | 504 |
| 1951 | 1,061 |
| 1952 | 197 |
| 1953 | 256 |
| 1954 | 444 |
| 1955 | 888 |
| 1956 | 672 |
| 1957 | 846 |
| 1958 | 516 |
| 1959 | 272 |
| 1960 | 585 |
| 1961 | 254 |
| 1962 | 563 |
| 1963 | 1,137 |
| 1964 | 613 |
| 1965 | 247 |
| 1966 | 400 |
| 1967 | 1,923 |
| 1968 | 818 |
| 1969 | 828 |
| 1970 | 547 |
| 1971 | 680 |
| 1972 | 651 |
| 1973 | 1,292 |
| 1974 | 374 |
| 1975 | 548 |
| 1976 | 446 |
| 1977 | 470 |
| 1978 | 517 |
| 1979 | 558 |
| 1980 | 726 |
| 1981 | 1,476 |
| 1982 | 702 |
| 1983 | 3,324 |
| 1984 | 1,012 |
| 1985 | 979 |
| 1986 | 404 |
| 1987 | 775 |
| 1988 | 717 |
| 1989 | 3,203 |
| 1990 | 2,701 |
| 1991 | 1,125 |
| 1992 | 751 |
| 1993 | 967 |
| 1994 | 793 |
| 1995 | 878 |
| 1996 | 1,114 |
| 1997 | 810 |
| 1998 | 1,142 |
| 1999 | 851 |
| 2000 | 944 |
| 2001 | 650 |
| 2002 | 579 |
| 2003 | 1,103 |
| 2004 | 675 |
| 2005 | 606 |
| 2006 | 1,443 |
| 2007 | 946 |
| 2008 | 1,062 |
| 2009 | 1,097 |
| 2010 | 2,039 |
| 2011 | 653 |
| 2012 | 759 |
| 2013 | 1,029 |
| 2014 | 878 |
| 2015 | 1,173 |
| 2016 | 543 |
| 2017 | 459 |
| 2018 | 738 |
| 2019 | 752 |
| 2020 | 963 |
| 2021 | 323 |
| 2022 | 528 |
| 2023 | 1,166 |
| 2024 | 779 |
| 2025 | 1,100 |
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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.
Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).